adjectiveEtymology: French, from Middle French, prone to err, from Late Latin labilis, from Latin labi to slip — more at sleepDate: 16031. readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown ;unstable<

labile — adjective a) Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. Certain drugs can be conjugated to polymer molecules with a linkage that is labile at low pH to effect controlled release in a cellular endosome. b) Apt or likely to change … Wiktionary